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Middle grade supernatural horror series takes young readers Just Beyond the reality they know... Just Beyond their normal lives... Just Beyond the real world to an always surprising place of fantasy and fright. Surviving middle school is hard enough but when Jess, Josh, and Marco encounter a strange and deadly creature wandering the halls of The Scare School, it leads them to a sinister secret in the boiler room... As they leave their school behind,...

Middle grade supernatural horror series takes young readers Just Beyond the reality they know... Just Beyond their normal lives... Just Beyond the real world to an always surprising place of fantasy and fright. Surviving middle school is hard enough but when Jess, Josh, and Marco encounter a strange and deadly creature wandering the halls of The Scare School, it leads them to a sinister secret in the boiler room... As they leave their school behind,...

"Karla and her little brother Benny accompany their Uncle Bill on a scientific expedition to study unidentified species on the remote island but after a little "bad luck" they soon discover something terrifying and deadly living in the river swamp... With nowhere to run, will Karla, Benny, and Uncle Bill survive the unimaginable and harrowing horrors of the place aptly nicknamed Beast Island?"--Amazon.

Family camping trips are supposed to be fun, but for Parker, Annie, and the Walden family, they're an absolute nightmare! After a creepy, unidentified bird attacks their mom in the forest, Parker and Annie find themselves face to face with two strange creatures that suddenly enter the kids' brains and take control of their bodies. Can Parker and Annie break loose of this horrific mind control and convince their family of what's happening, or will...

Back at the Waldens' home, Zammy and Juniper struggle to control Parker and Annie while at the same time avoiding detection from the kids' parents, but the aliens forget about another family member who is following them.

Jess, Josh, and Marco follow a strange creature through a portal to a different realm where they end up at a school of horrors and are hunted by droggs.

Jess, Josh, Marco, Leeda, and Drake come up with a plane to escape the scare school and avoid the master dean's clutches.

Ramar brings a swamp beast named Koroko out of hiding to eat Karla, Benny, and Bill, but the Harlans escape into the woods where they meet a friend and try to figure out how to cure Benny's beastly bite.

Benny is slowly turning into a beast after getting bit by a snake and the group comes up with a plan to find a hopefully friendlier village, but they make a few startling discoveries along the way.

Ramar brings a swamp beast named Koroko out of hiding to eat Karla, Benny, and Bill, but the Harlans escape into the woods where they meet a friend and try to figure out how to cure Benny's beastly bite.